I dipped for 15 years and I am now on day 16 of quitting. The first week I was sick as hell, my body was in shock, cold sweats, couldn't sleep, and all that good stuff. Now that the nicotine has left my system it is all a mental game from here on out. My problem is that my cravings seem to get worse after the initial two weeks. Is this normal?

This was "normal" for me. The mental battles and cravings were the worst for me in weeks 3. The excitement of quitting is wearing off, the addict in your brain is realizing that you are serious about quitting and is working overtime to convince you to change your decision. In my case there were times that the noise from the arguments going on in my head seemed almost deafening. But it will get better. The mental battles are an important part of the process and with each victory you will gain strength, I guarantee that.

VJ
Day 510

Listen to VJ, Farley...he's a wise man, and he won't steer you wrong. I see you've been a member for about 4-5 days, but this is your first post. I'd really recommend that you head over to the July 2008 quit group, and introduce yourself there and start posting your daily roll call promise that you will not use tobacco that day. If you have any questions how to do that, feel free to ask me or anyone there in your group (or anyone on this site, for that matter). These types of questions are being discussed in the new groups and you might benefit from being more active in your group. Congrats on your decision to join the pre-eminent website for quitting the use of smokeless tobacco.....and welcome!

KA
Day 562 - through hard work, taking it one day at a time, and with the help of others here at QSSN.org!

Thanks for the info,
I posted roll today

Gaining a shit load of weight and going thru mental wars but most importantly keeping the kodiak far away from my lip.

Farley
Day 17

Yeah, I gained like 15 pounds from eating more food and chewing tons of seeds. It just happens...the best way to defeat this is to exercise during your quit.


Big Red